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# The Inquiry (THINQ) Curriculum - Semester 2

### <mark style="color:blue;">Module Description</mark>&#x20;

This longitudinal module is designed to provide medical students with a deep dive into their selected areas of interest, which are meticulously categorized into four broad areas of concentration (AOCs). These AOCs include Scientific and Scholarly Discovery; Patient Centered Advocacy; Healthcare Delivery Science; and Leadership and Professional Identity Formation.

Within the framework of continuous improvement and lifelong learning, THINQ will also delve into the theoretical principles and practical application of evidence-based medicine and clinical research methodology.&#x20;

The module emphasizes the importance of professionalism, patient-centered communication, and the basics of clinical reasoning, preparing students for their subsequent clinical rotations and fostering a lifelong commitment to excellence in medicine. &#x20;

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### <mark style="color:blue;">**Module Goals**</mark>&#x20;

* To provide foundational knowledge in four key areas of curricular concentration: Scientific and scholarly discovery; Patient Centered Advocacy; Healthcare delivery science; and Leadership and professional identity formation. &#x20;
* To engage in experiential learning that includes principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and scientific research methodology. &#x20;
* To promote exposure to a diverse range of content relevant to the AOCs or one of its sub-domains.

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### <mark style="color:blue;">**Module Learning Objectives**</mark>

&#x20;By the end of this module, students will:

| **Module Learning Objectives**                                                                                                                                                                         | **Medical Education Program Objective**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| Demonstrate knowledge of basic principles of epidemiology and biostatistics                                                                                                                            | <p>Knowledge for Practice </p><p></p><p>10. Apply principles of public and population health to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations. </p><p> </p><p>Practice-based Learning and Improvement </p><p></p><p>13. Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to patients’ health problems </p>                                                                                          |
| Develop well-structured research questions using the PICO framework and explain fundamental concepts of internal and external validity, sampling, confounding, and bias                                | <p>Practice-based Learning and Improvement </p><p></p><p>13. Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to patients’ health problems </p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Identify and utilize appropriate databases and resources for finding medical evidence and develop effective literature search strategies                                                               | <p>Practice-based Learning and Improvement  </p><p></p><p>13. Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to patients’ health problems </p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Practice the use of AI tools and applications for evidence-based clinical decisions                                                                                                                    | <p>Knowledge for Practice </p><p></p><p>9. Apply established and emerging principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based health care. </p><p> </p><p>Practice-based Learning and Improvement </p><p> </p><p>13. Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to patients’ health problems </p>                                                                                                                         |
| <p>Critically appraise published research articles, evaluating study design, statistical analysis, strengths and weaknesses, and generalizability </p><p>to specific populations and settings </p>     | <p>Knowledge for Practice </p><p> </p><p>10. Apply principles of public and population health to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations.  </p><p>  </p><p>Practice-based Learning and Improvement  </p><p></p><p>13. Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to patients’ health problems </p>                                                                                      |
| Describe foundational principles of health delivery science to analyze how health systems can be designed and improved to deliver safe, high-value, and equitable care for individuals and communities | <p>Systems-Based Practice </p><p></p><p>22. Identify and participate in solutions to failures in high quality, equitable and optimal patient care. </p><p></p><p>23. Demonstrate approaches to addressing structural factors that may impact health care delivery and patient outcomes. </p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Evaluate how cultural, behavioral, social, environmental, and global structural factors shape health, health disparities, and access to care                                                           | <p>Knowledge for Practice   </p><p></p><p>10. Apply principles of public and population health to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations.   </p><p></p><p>11. Apply principles of social behavioral sciences to the delivery of health care </p><p>Systems-Based Practice </p><p> </p><p>23. Demonstrate approaches to addressing structural factors that may impact health care delivery and patient outcomes. </p> |
| Describe basic principles of leadership, ethical practice, professional identity, communication, teamwork, and feedback in interactions with patients, caregivers, and colleagues.                     | <p>Professionalism, Personal, and Professional Development </p><p></p><p>15. Demonstrate ethical principles in the care of patients. </p><p></p><p>16. Exhibit the behaviors of honesty, integrity, and respect in interactions with peers, staff, faculty, and patients. </p><p></p><p>17. Evaluate one’s personal, professional, and educational needs through reflection and utilize resources to meet those needs. </p>                                                                                                                      |
| Reflect thoughtfully and purposefully about their own experience and expertise in one of the four key areas of curricular concentration                                                                | <p>Professionalism, Personal, and Professional Development </p><p></p><p>17. Evaluate one’s personal, professional, and educational needs through reflection and utilize resources to meet those needs. </p><p></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |


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